Research Associate

Santosh Kumar Parupelli

adh30x@r.postjobfree.com PH: 336-***-****

Professional Summary

Result-oriented innovative Industrial Engineer professional with specialization in Advanced Manufacturing. Outstanding communication, leadership, and relationship-management skills. Able to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines under pressure. Expertise in additive manufacturing: SLA, FDM, DLP, SLS, DOD, CLIP (5 Plus Years), project management, process development, Lean-Six Sigma, quality management, product innovation, CAD modelling

(SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Magics, Meshmixer), supply chain management, statistical quality control (Minitab) and public speaking.

Education

Ph.D. Industrial & Systems Engineering (GPA-3.70) May 2020 North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC B.E. Electronics & Communication Engineering (GPA-3.50) May 2014 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India

Work History

Research Associate, Center of Excellence in Product Design & Advanced Manufacturing, NC Jul 2020 – Present

Lead and coordinated the development of 3D printed face shields, respiratory masks, and door handlers for hospitals, health care industries and university maintenance staff to help combat COVID-19

Supervise the Additive Manufacturing lab at the NCA&T CEPDAM Center for developing next generation 3D printing process and materials.

Mentor and provide technical assistance to undergraduates and graduate students in complementary research projects by providing them with significant product-execution strategies

Assist Cross-functional university faculty in identifying new product opportunities based on in-depth market research and develop strategic alliance with industries

Secured additional funding for the university center from NSF I-Corps grants and Industry proposals. Research & Development Assistant, North Carolina A & T State University, NC Jan 2015 – May 2020

Designed and developed advanced hybrid additive manufacturing technique for the fabrication of complex patterns with metal, ceramic, and composite materials with superior properties and high throughput

Fabricated composite polymer (Poly(ε-caprolactone)) ceramic 3D scaffold structures using direct-write extrusion technique with enhanced mechanical strength and bioactivity for bone tissue regeneration

Fabricated microscale functionally gradient 3D structures with insitu laser curing for depositing materials with spatially varying microstructure and composition

Explored the feasibility of calcium alginate and GelMA microcapsules fabricated with Inkjet technique in order to investigate the morphology, cell viability, and swelling study for drug delivery application

Operated, controlled, optimized, and troubleshoot different Additive Manufacturing research and development activities from CAD file to finished part with productive results (Form 3, Fabpro1000, MethodX, ProX DMP 200, Creality, Modix, and Ultimaker S3)

Graduate Teaching Assistant, North Carolina A & T State University, NC Jan 2017- May 2018

Collaborated with teaching assistance and professor to design the Industrial Production and Process laboratory experiments and plan course assignments

Supervised undergraduate students with Introduction of Engineering Economy, SolidWorks, and Manufacturing processes concepts; wrote and presented two lectures per week Process Engineer Intern, Industries of the blind (IOB), Greensboro, NC Jan 2015 - May 2015

Implemented Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, SPC, FMEAs, and 5S techniques for eliminating the variations in the manufacturing process of the parachute bags and conducted root cause analysis based upon data collection measurements

Identified savings/improvement opportunities and solved challenging technical and process-flow problems to standardize the process to avoid variations by generating quality assurance plans Design Engineer Intern, DLRL, Hyderabad, India Feb 2014 - May 2014

Designed a strip line directional coupler for a client with Coupling factor: -30db 1db), VSWR: 1.2:1, Directivity: - 15db and Insertion loss: -0.5db in S band with AWS simulation software

Fabricated the device with printed circuit board (PCB) technique and realized it with network analyzer Publications

‘Hybrid Additive Manufacturing and Characterization of Functionally Gradient Materials via insitu Laser Curing” Santosh kumar Parupelli, Salil Desai; The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2020

“Customized Fabrication of Electromagnetic Shielding Using 3D Printing” (Industrial and Systems Engineering Conference-2020)

“A Comprehensive Review of Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing): Processes, Applications and Future Potential” Santosh kumar Parupelli, Salil Desai; American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2019

“Direct jet Printing and Characterization of Calcium Alginate Microcapsules for Biomedical Applications” Proceedings of the 2019 ISERC Conference

“Understanding Hybrid Additive Manufacturing of Functional Devices” Santosh kumar Parupelli, Salil Desai; American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2017

“Additive Manufacturing of Multiphase Materials for Electronics” Jasmine, Santosh Kumar Parupelli; Proceedings of the 2017 ISERC Conference

“Identifying Variations in the Manufacturing of Parachute Bags” IE Engineering Lean Six Sigma Conference 2015, Atlanta, Georgia

Accomplishments

Graduate Research Assistant of the year 2019, College of Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University

Graduate Teaching Assistant of the year 2017, ISE Department, North Carolina A&T State University

Semi-Finalist for the 3MT competition at NCA&T State University in 2016

Secured the Keller Entrepreneurship Academy Fellowship Award in 2015, University of California-Davis

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